Amazing Marva Anita Horne began her ethereally celestial
transition on May 13, 2017.

Born in 1947, in an Era of Conservatism in American
history, on her Mother's birthday, October 7, young Marva was
ushered into a progressive, flourishing middle class milieu.
Marva's rearing and tutelage was fashioned and supported by both
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hilton Horne, Sr. Her Mother, Mrs. E.J.
Horne, a Master Cosmetologist, proprietor of Horne Beauty Salon,
a society matron, Chairperson of her church's Deacon Board,
charity proponent and mentor, certainly gave Marva an experience
-based early lesson as a preschooler in sales dynamics; Marva was
afforded her first entrepreneurial experience when young Marva
would charmingly present beauty and hair care products from her
Mother's Beauty Salon showcase for clientele purchase. Marva
was amazing and charming even at such a young age. This
experience engendered her early interest in a sales career, eventuating
into a trailblazer accomplishment as the first AfricanAmerican
sales manager at one of the prominent Federated stores
local to West Palm Beach in the Seventies. While still in
elementary school, young Marva was the only junior majorette
who marched beside the senior majorettes for the local high
school Marching Band. Ultimately, one of Marva's most
significant and noteworthy professional opportunities, though,
was predicated on her parents' progenitorial ideology that she and
all of her siblings would serve humanity in the church and in the
field of medicine. Marva would attend post-secondary school in
Atlanta in preparation for becoming a medical receptionist and
medical office manager for the Internal Medicine Physician
Practice of her sister, Dr. R. Marie Horne, MD at Doctor's
Pavilion in Nashville, working alongside sibling Nurse
Practitioner, Barbara Horne Miller, and sibling Sandra Horne
Knight, Office Staff Psychologist liaison and Administrative
Assistant. Marva and her sibling, Nurse Practitioner, Barbara,
would also assume the same duties for sibling, Dr. R. Marie
Horne MD's practice, in association with Brooks County Hospital
in Quitman. The siblings', Dad, Mr. Hilton Horne, Sr. a
well-respected local trailblazer himself, would "prep" his
daughter's Physician Office space at seven each morning, give the
patients early entry into the Reception Area- some of which had
traveled from other neighboring Georgia and Florida
Counties
from other neighboring Georgia and Florida Counties
contiguous to Brooks County, before going to his primary job as
the Headquarters Chief Shipping Clerk for ordering the national
distribution inventory for the Suwannee Stores and Suwannee
Swifty Store Chain during his lifetime. The South Georgia
Grocery Company was so enamored of Mr. Horne and his
exemplary work ethic and diversified contributions to the headquarters
that one of the company presidents had desired that Daddy
named, neonate Marva, Suwannee. Dad loved his Company but
Mother's charm and wit prevailed and Marva fondly recalled that
Suwannee could have easily been her first name. Dr. Horne's
Brooks County Medical private practice alongside her sisters,
represented a uniquely positive medical environ for small Quitman
at that time. Mr. Hilton Horne, Sr., the consummate family
provider, and their Mother, Mrs. E.J., taught Marva and her
siblings the importance of exceptional work ethic, insightful
visionary perspective and propagating the positive dynamic of real
estate acquisitions, to propel the Horne Family's productive
endeavors. Marva would also have the privilege of continuing her
career as medical receptionist and office manager for her brother's
Physician Practice of Internal Medicine in Dawson, Georgia, in
addition. In a posture of comicality, jocularity and plain humor,
Marva would remark to her Physician siblings, "You have the
Medical Doctor degrees and 'boss' the office but I 'boss' the bosses
because I handle your money." Marva was savvy at taking charge
and could be authoritarian with charm. Marva was cultured,
classy, compassionate, passionate, spiritually-reflective, an avid
church loyalist, and archivist for the Horne Family history. Marva
was an exceptional Event Planner canvassing each detail from the
decorative motifs to the gourmet edibles. She had superlative
organizational skill. She was a both an intrafamilial and
extrafamilIal Mentor. Marva's life experiences were expansivefrom
touring the White House in Washington as a pre-teen during
the Sixties when the Horne Family vacationed and accompanied
young Hilton Jr. to Howard University to begin his Pre-Med
matriculation; accompanying her family to Canada in the Sixties on
vacation; sharing in the pride of her brother, (Dr. Hilton Horne Jr.
MD) as a young Howard University Choir participant, in
associated Inaugural Presidential festivities, for then President John
F. Kennedy; decades subsequent to that event, commensurately
sharing the pride and joy of watching her only beloved progeny,
Cameron Horne CoWart March as a part of the famed FAMU
Marching 100, who strode in the Inaugural Parade of
President Clinton; and when he entered the FAMU-FSU dual
engineering program, eventually joining the ranks of the family,
in opting for a career in the medical field also. Marva was an
ardent Washington Street High School alumnus and Homecoming
Queen in 1966. The aforementioned lifetime occurrences
represent only a minuscule number of her lifetime joys.
Family, Friends and Acquaintances bear witness to Marva's
medical marvels in defying the medical odds, repeatedly over
decades, through Deity's empowerment; our belief in the
Inestimable Power of Prayer and the Strength of Spirituality are
the Hallmarks surrounding her valorous battle encompassing
much medical travail. Life's epithets and teachings remind us that
life's joyful moments are oftentimes punctuated with adversity.
How one reacts to this admixture of joy and pain in life,
defines one's character. Marva had Amazing strength and
Phenomenal stamina through God's Amazing Grace! Through
horrendous pain, her superlative strength was tested but her
prevail was numerous times, testimony to the Scriptural edict,
"I can do all things through Christ Jesus which strengthens me."
Biographical Scenario by Dr. R. Marie Horne MD.